Laci Neece, of Truman State, broke a 17-17 tie in the third set with a kill, then served three straight points, including an ace, to set up a volleyball sweep of Upper Iowa.
The Bulldogs never trailed again and swept the Peacocks 25-18, 25-15, 25-21 Saturday at Dorman Memorial Gym in Fayette, Iowa.
Truman State (14-12, 8-5 GLVC) plays in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals Nov. 12 in Williamsville, Illinois.
Autumn Erickson, of Truman State, led the Bulldogs with 13 kills and hit .458. Erickson also had five block assists. Neece added 10 kills without an error on 15 swings.
Truman State hit .320 for the match. Upper Iowa (13-12, 6-7) hit .104 and committed 20 attack errors.
The first set was tied 8-8 before Truman State pulled away. The Bulldogs scored six straight points to go from 15-12 to 21-12.
Upper Iowa led 7-6 in the second set, but Truman State broke an 8-8 tie with five straight points and led the rest of the way.
The Peacocks led 7-5 in the third. Truman State took the next six points for an 11-7 lead, but Upper Iowa came back from 14-8 to tie it before Neece's run. The Peacocks got within 21-20 late. Truman State scored four of the last five points, and the match ended on an Upper Iowa attack error.
Tori Creason, of Truman State, had 30 assists, and Addy Janssen, of Truman State, had 16 digs. Truman State finished with eight aces and seven blocks.
Erica Conger, of Upper Iowa, had nine kills for the Peacocks.
Final tally: Truman State 3, Upper Iowa 0.